At this point the current Republican Party is just an organized crime syndicate masquerading as a political party. And we need to stop kidding ourselves as if this isn’t true.

It's odd that Harborne waited until Brexit was clearly a disaster before rewarding Farage with £5m for making it happen.

#History #education

Nancy Grace Roman, the first Chief of Astronomy at NASA, was born 101 years ago today. For years, she bore the responsibility of directing NASA's scientific mission, including being the guiding force of the Hubble telescope. Here is her story! tinyurl.com/4rhjefb5 #AstroSky #WomenInSTEM 🔭

Lately I’ve been despairing about librarianship, then last night I got a lovely message from a former library teen (that I haven’t seen in 18 years) who thanked me for welcoming/ inspiring her and now she’s in the library tech program. And now I’m like OK FINE I’M NOT DONE YET.

Today marks the 140th anniversary of the death of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886). Poems are included in the #RomanticPeriodPoetryArchive: https://www.romanticperiodpoetry.org/authors/#id/pers00523 #poetry #DH #Romanticism #19thC #OTD

"UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, shared a thread on X supporting the recent New York Times report on sexual abuse of Palestinians in Israeli detention, citing over 20 reports and investigations since October 2023"(QNN) #Israel #US

#auspol #Australia #MurdochGutterMedia

Republicans like to keep the People uneducated. Texas is a prime example because its governance between Democrats and GOP can be compared. The intelligence of Texns has dropped in just one generation under Republican rule. BUT! Most Texans over 12 can still count to 10. =====================

There's a guy in Ireland writing African stories and publishing in Irish because "he knows colonialism and how important preserving language is" and we love to fuckin see it folks

Today: "Israeli occupation forces executed 34-year-old Palestinian youth Nour Al-Din Kamal Fayyad after opening fire on him in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health."

Thrilled to be returning to Irish World Heritage Centre to launch Eva Gore-Booth: Irish Radical Poet, Rebel & Reformer @manchesterup.bsky.social Apt to launch in the city Eva chose as her home. If you’re in Manchester 19 June drop by. Tickets free booking link👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eva-gore-b...

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dennisgoris.bsky.social )

Okay, everybody, here's a lesson in economics. Pepsi was charging $7 a bag for Doritos, and people decided they were not paying it. That cost PepsiCo billions. .They will continue to Jack up prices based on what you are willing to pay. Stop paying it, stop buying it. It doesn't matter what it is.

The future is inevitable. The EV is to the internal combustion engine what the internal combustion engine was to the horse. It’s not a question of if, only when

On this day in 1913, NYC Mayor William Jay Gaynor offered his thoughts on suffrage. He asked: “Is there any suffragette in the world who would not give up her principles for a nice man?” Harriot Stanton Blatch & other suffragists disagreed, noting the many married women in the movement. #WeTheMen

it is my favorite time of the year, i.e., when my solar panels mean that my monthly power bill is < $10. we also just got a level 2 charger installed for the car, and as i’m thinking of doing some more serious renos to the house, i may get more panels installed + a battery. fully green house baybee

I live in my truck on 800 a month cause I could not afford to pay rent and eat. food assistance ain't worth the fuckin headache of dealing with assholes. Have not had a normal doctor visit in over 13 years. I have yet to complain or even state my situation till now. Forgive me for my cynicism wtf

On this day in 1872, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 20 Jun 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her son and on the 22 Oct 1942 to Treblinka where she was most probably murdered on arrival. Her name was Anna Seidlová Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social

Left- Ben Gvir says "We want to establish settlements in Lebanon, and we should not be afraid of pressure. This is the Zionist GREATER ISRAEL goal.

If you never read the book or saw the movie, you missed one of the greatest Pulitzer Prize winning sagas ever written. To dishonor Alex Haley like this is disgraceful.

“.. This is an insane amount of trades,” he said, adding that it looks more like something done by “a hedge fund with massive algo trades” that buys and shorts securities than a personal account. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

One amusing byproduct of the Labour leadership candidates advocating the UK returning to Europe is that Farage will be forced back onto what is now, for obvious reasons, his least favourite subject: Brexit. Let’s see him forced to defend it in every interview.

From 2018. Trump hasn't changed. Cartoon by @adamzyglis.bsky.social

'She turned her focus sharply to identifying and exposing the presence of bias in psychology. Her core thesis was that it was flawed because most research was based on men’s experiences and treated male behaviour as the “normal” standard, leading to distorted and damaging views of women' ...

"Account based in Thailand" As is the source of Farage's £5m "reward for Brexit". How patriotic. #ReformUK #Harborne #Farage #Reform

Drawn by Dr Seuss over 50 years ago.

oh well

“Short-term pain.” Tell that to the Uber driver who can't afford to show up to work with gas prices so high. Tell that to the retired couple who just skipped their dinner. And tell that to those who are being forced out of retirement to cover their electric bill.

Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos was at the Nakba Day demonstration in London. The 88-year-old has attended almost every demonstration in the last two year’s protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. #freepalestine #gaza #genocide

Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂

Why are cybertruck drivers the WORST at parking

If Cameron hadn't given us a Brexit referendum then Farage would be cadging fags in a Wetherspoons. #bbcaq

The lack of public bathrooms in Seattle costs people money, time, and dignity. This restroom is super exciting -- when do we get #2?

Israel is clamouring for more attacks on Irans civilian infrastructure. Iran promises in return a massive cyber attack on the US and will rain down ballistic missiles on Israel.

“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees, and they will not rise for a very long time” - Alexander Yakovenko / Ambassador of Russia to the UK during Brexit. Do these ‘unite the kingdom’ idiots parading around today have any idea that Putin is cheering them on?

"Nearly 60% of those detained have no criminal convictions... 'When it was built in the middle of the Everglades last summer, officials said they needed to put it out there because they were going to house the worst of the worst... Clearly that’s not the case'..." www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/f...

FEDERAL CRIMES SHOULD NOT BE PARDONABLE

Lucy Eldine Gonzalez Parsons (c. 1853 – March 7, 1942) was an American labour organizer, feminist and radical socialist. She is remembered as a powerful orator. #CelebratingWomen

The United States is going through a severe reality adjustment. For the first time in our nation's history, a political party in power has assumed an enemy position against United States citizens. Our government, has become the enemy of our people. Our citizens are caught off guard. - Catherine -

A survey of nearly 6,000 farmers across every state found an overwhelming majority couldn’t purchase enough fertilizer to get through the year. Nearly 8 in 10 farmers in the South were unable to afford all needed supplies — raising serious concerns about food availability in the months ahead.

Farage promised that Brexit would make us richer. So where is my £5million Nigel?

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Donald Trump thinks if he repeats over and over what a great job he’s doing, we’ll believe it. He thinks if he screams “fake news” loud enough, we’ll stop believing our own eyes. He’s wrong. He is a national embarrassment and the shittiest president ever.

Chinese newspaper cartoon (Today... 😂 )